Presentation Drawing, "Proposed Arrangement of Cottages - Additions to the Dearborn Inn," January 1936
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Artifact Overview
By the mid-1930s, the Dearborn Inn, a popular luxury hotel, required additional accommodations to service travelers and visitors to the Edison Institute (later renamed The Henry Ford). The L.G. Treadway Service Corporation consulted with Edsel Ford about proposed upgrades that included a swimming pool, pool house, landscaping, and a "Colonial Village" of guest houses (replicas of homes famous in American history).
Artifact Details
Artifact
Design drawing
Date Made
January 1936
Subject Date
January 1936
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Drawing by landscapt architect Marshall L. Johnson for L. G. Treadway Service Corporation, manager of the Dearborn Inn for Oakwood Hotel Company.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
59.13.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles M. Hart.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Drawing (Image-making)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 35 in
Width: 36 in
Inscriptions
At bottom: PROPOSED ARRANGEMENT OF COTTAGES - ADDITION TO/THE DEARBORN INN----
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